The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-30
The VS. Convention.

Thursday was the day for the Y. w.
G. Il. Unions, OF Salem, county to meet
ing in convention i'll ElkintOn's grove,
P~ennsgIove. There were delegations
present from the Salem and Hancock's
Bridge Us and also young members of
w. G.. T. Us OF utleg places where
There is no Y. A small audience was
present.
The exercises begun at 1890 II. m.
with Miss Abbie l.. Kidd in the chair.
After the congregation sang NEARER
my God to Thee she read IL passage of
scripture from Isaiah and followed ii
by prayer and 81 ging again. Miss
Kidd then spoke of the growth of the
Us, beginning With % members in Sa.
lem Two years ago, and now numbering
nearly 300int the County, aud also the OBJ
iect of the meeting which was to become
more Interested in the work and induce
Others To JON them. Their object was
the destruction of the liquor traffic.
| They were not only working for it but
look my tor its overthrow WHEN the
earth snail be full OF the waters of the
Lord
Mrs. Pauline W. Iiolne not being
present, Miss Kidd read her report Of
the Salem \. Ii was organized i'll
January 1855 with % members. There
was now enrolled 10 active members
aud AZ honorary. They held meetings
| every two weeks which were alternate
ly business and social, WHEN there
were readings on temperance health,
heredily, and social purity. A normal
| class for Kitchen tiarden work had
been raised and Mary G. McClees,
| National Supt. of X. q. W. was EN-
ployed TO give instructions. DIR. STU
san l.. StackhOuse had also been EN-
ployed to give ii course of lectures.
They had had also many popular speak
ers with them. Besides the dues of the
l76 members they had raised S537.W
by entertainments.
There was no report from the Woods.
town Y.
Mary Harris reported for the Young
Peoples Union, of Hauc0ck's Bridge,
that they organized in May 1885 VITA
10 members and now have 46. They
meet weekly at the residences of the
members and have Ii erary exercises,
readings and recitations and extracts
from temperance papers. They held
| bCLttolViidlJ "hCh iiiCiiNo
were invited and Il social time enjoyed
together it'll Their usual exercises aud
refreshments. They found that a good
way To increase their membership.
MISS Nettir Denny reported that the
PennsgToye Y was organized in July
1886 with u members and now num-
bered 81 with 8 honorary members.
Their plan of work was about the same
as others. Three sociables and a tea
part we've held during the year,
Owe i $50 Lad been collected during the
year and $40 spent, leaving about $l3
on hand.
The reports of Superb Lt'd -hls OF
| debarlnents showed that sale ms Band
| of Hope numbered 329; and the Pemns-
grove Band, ~.
The question basket was next hand
ed around aud various topics relating
to the Us were discussed.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Bruen, the State
Sup't of Us made All interesting address
in the a%fternnOm. She told how the
| people were,aruused over the destruction
of a house and the death al two person
hy IA landslide near her home some dis
lance from the Delaware Water Cape
and then how indifferent people were
to tie destruction Of homes in every
place by intemperauce. They had 5 ung
mo Compromise" She hoped the next
| hymu written would he mo Subsii-
| tnte. Asa reproof for the small attend
ance she said there was "a work for
every girl to do when she signed the
| pledge and lll should be in their places
ut a temperance mee ing. Ii was
something more thin frolicing. AS
AN example she next spoke m the in
nuence .doue m some Of the Us 10y
their sympathy and influence in work
mg. She urged them to I've prompt and
punctual aud remember that much de
ponds On their individual efforts.
Organizing by eleeting County OIL
GERS was deferred.